diff --git a/core/src/com/ninjaghost/gamejam/ChronoFloraGame.java b/core/src/com/ninjaghost/gamejam/ChronoFloraGame.java
index 42005c5..27096e2 100644
--- a/core/src/com/ninjaghost/gamejam/ChronoFloraGame.java
+++ b/core/src/com/ninjaghost/gamejam/ChronoFloraGame.java
@@ -232,22 +232,8 @@ public void create () {
 
 	@Override
 	public void render () {
-
-		// this was used to test the FPS graph
-//		Random rnd = new Random();
-//		int rndMin = 1;
-//		int rndMax = 500;
-//		if(rnd.nextInt(rndMax) < 50) {
-//			try {
-//				Thread.sleep(rnd.nextInt(rndMax - rndMin) + rndMin);
-//			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
-//				throw new RuntimeException(e);
-//			}
-//		}
-
 		// remove things out of circulation
 		cleanupThingsForDeletion();
-
         rectanglesToRender.clear();
 
 		if(Gdx.input.isKeyJustPressed(Input.Keys.GRAVE)) {
@@ -272,8 +258,6 @@ public void render () {
 		ImGui.plotLines("Framerate", data, data.length, 0, "", 0, 60, 400, 100, 4);
 
 
-
-
 		// This chunk is all about setting a new target camera zoom based on player movement
 		float newTargetCameraZoom = getNewTargetCameraZoom();
 		cameraTargetZoomFactor[0] = newTargetCameraZoom;
@@ -284,11 +268,9 @@ public void render () {
 
 		// Control camera focus
 		camera.position.set(new Vector3(cameraFocus[0], cameraFocus[1], 0));
-
 		camera.update();
 
 
-
 		// Update non-player entities
 		for(Plant p : plants) {
 			p.update(Gdx.graphics.getDeltaTime());
@@ -394,9 +376,6 @@ public void render () {
 //		io.setKeyAlt(Gdx.input.isKeyPressed(Input.Keys.ALT_LEFT) || Gdx.input.isKeyPressed(Input.Keys.ALT_RIGHT));
 //		io.setKeySuper(Gdx.input.isKeyPressed(Input.Keys.SYM));
 
-
-
-
 		ImGui.text("Player");
 		ImGui.text("- Inventory");
 		for (PlantItem plant : playerInventory) {
@@ -413,8 +392,6 @@ public void render () {
 		ImGui.sliderFloat("gravity", GameSettingsState.itemGravityFactor, -100f, 100f);
 		ImGui.sliderFloat("jump", GameSettingsState.itemJumpFactor, -50f, 50f);
 		ImGui.sliderFloat("speed", GameSettingsState.itemSpeedFactor, 0.01f, 50f);
-		ImGui.checkbox("reverse gravity", GameSettingsState.reverseGravity);
-		ImGui.checkbox("reverse move input", GameSettingsState.reverseInput);
 
 		ImGui.end();
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/ninjaghost/gamejam/GameSettingsState.java b/core/src/com/ninjaghost/gamejam/GameSettingsState.java
index f4e5443..df9ef92 100644
--- a/core/src/com/ninjaghost/gamejam/GameSettingsState.java
+++ b/core/src/com/ninjaghost/gamejam/GameSettingsState.java
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ public class GameSettingsState {
     public static float[] itemGravityFactor = new float[] { -90f };
     public static float[] itemJumpFactor = new float[] { -40f };
     public static float[] itemSpeedFactor = new float[] { 0.5f };
-    public static boolean reverseGravity = true;
-    public static boolean reverseInput = false;
 
     public static boolean showGameOver = false;
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/ninjaghost/gamejam/entities/PlantItem.java b/core/src/com/ninjaghost/gamejam/entities/PlantItem.java
index a1d0768..2e50ce3 100644
--- a/core/src/com/ninjaghost/gamejam/entities/PlantItem.java
+++ b/core/src/com/ninjaghost/gamejam/entities/PlantItem.java
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Rectangle;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
 import com.ninjaghost.gamejam.GameSettingsState;
-import imgui.ImGui;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
 
 public class PlantItem {
 
@@ -28,15 +29,12 @@ public enum MODE { COLLECTABLE, INVENTORY }
 
     // Collectable Item Mode Stuff
     boolean isCollectable = false;
-    float gravityVelocityFactor = 980f;
     float gravityVelocity = 0f;
     float isCollectableTimer = 0f;
     float animationTimer = 0f;
     float getIsCollectableTimerMax = 0.8f;
     float animationTimerMax = 0.8f;
-
-    float[] gui_gravityVelocityFactor = new float[]{ 980f };
-    float[] gui_gravityVelocity = new float[]{ 0f };
+    float popHorizontalDirection = 4f;
 
     public PlantItem(int x, int y) {
         m_sprite = new Sprite(new Texture("plants/001_item.png"));
@@ -86,29 +84,27 @@ public void update(float delta) {
         if(!isCollectable && m_mode == MODE.COLLECTABLE && isCollectableTimer < getIsCollectableTimerMax) {
             // item is a collectable item but we aren't quite collectable yet
             isCollectableTimer += delta;
-//            animationTimer += delta;
-
-
         }
 
         if(!isCollectable && m_mode == MODE.COLLECTABLE && !isSpawnAnimationDone) {
             boolean start = false;
             if(animationTimer <= 0f) {
                 start = true;
+
                 // starting out we want a solid set for velocity
                 gravityVelocity = GameSettingsState.itemJumpFactor[0];
+                popHorizontalDirection = ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextFloat(-8f, 8f);
             }
 
             // do the next frame of the bounce animation here
             animationTimer += delta;
 
             // we're going to do a kind of bounce effect from the location registered
-            // but for now let's just put it in the "spot" it's going to wind up at
-
             if(!start) {
                 gravityVelocity += -GameSettingsState.itemGravityFactor[0] * delta;
             }
-//            m_position.x += 2f * delta;
+
+            m_position.x += popHorizontalDirection * delta;
             m_position.y += gravityVelocity * delta;
             m_sprite.setPosition(m_position.x, m_position.y);
         }
@@ -119,7 +115,6 @@ public void update(float delta) {
 
         if(!isCollectable && m_mode == MODE.COLLECTABLE && isCollectableTimer >= getIsCollectableTimerMax) {
             isCollectable = true;
-
         }